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STENOGRAPHIC RULES. 



1. Write according to the sound of words ; 
finish the word without removing the pen^ 
except when there is occasion to dot^ or to 
express the terminations, ing^ i^E^^ *^^^ ^^^ 
tions. 

2. When the vowels a or e begin or end 
words, they are expressed by a dot at the 
head of the preceding or succeeding conso- 
nants ; i or 2/ by a dot at the middle ; and 
or u by a dot at the bottom. 

3. A diphthong beginning or terminating 
any word, is expressed by one dot, which is 
always sufficient to convey the proper sound. 

4 b can oftentimes be omitted without ren- 
dering the word unintelligible. 

5. c has both a harsh and soft sound, very 
similar to k and s ; they, therefore, supply 
its place according as it sounds. 

6. g and h meeting together are not writ- 
ten unless sounded like/, which letter is then 
put in their place. 

7. h is omitted except when beginning a 
w^ord, and then very often, by expressing the 
following vowel. 



6 STENOGRAPHIC RUI^S. 

8. ly^ at the end of a word^ is expressed 
by a dot placed under the last letter. 

9. 'in is used to represent the terminations 
ment or ments ; and though some words end 
with m^ yet the sense will clearly distinguish 
when it is a termination. The following may 
at all times be used with propriety : b for the 
termination ble or able^ f for full^ n for ness^ 
s for self J w for ward^ and sh for ship^ 

10. ph^ when together, sound like /.• / is 
always substituted. 

11. r when joined to another letter is made 
as d^ with this difference, r is begun from 
below, d from above. To express r r^ re- 
quired to be written together, without any 
other consonant following, as in the words 
error ^ roar^ rarely^ make a scratch r, and a 
small common r at the top. But when two, 
(i. e. rr) are joined to any other consonant, 
the scratch r is made a double length. 

13. w may be omitted in many words, and 
yet leave them perfectly legible. 

13. y is written when a consonant in the 
middle of a word, but at its beginning or ter- 
mination is expressed by a dot, the same as 
other vowels. 

14 ch^ shjf and th^ are written whenever 
either of these double consonants happen in a 
word. 
JVote. When ch sounds like k it is written* 



STENOGRAPHIC RULES. 7 

15. The ious character is used for the ter- 
minations ious^ eoiis^ uous and ins. 

16/ For the terminations ing and ings^ use 
a mark thus (^), place that for ing hy the 
side, but for ings at the bottom of the last 
letter in the word. 

17. tion and sion is represented by a dot, 
always placed above the last consonant in the 
word ; and for tions or sions^ use a mark 
thus ( ^ ), also above. 

18. Some compound words written singly, 
are much easier to write as well as to de- 
cipher. 



8 EXERCISE. 

In the beginning was 
the word ; and the word 
was with God ; and the 
word was God. The same 
was in the beginning with 
God. Ml things were made 
by him ; and without him was 
not any thing made^ that was 
made. In him was life^ and 
the life was the light of men, 
And the light shineth in 
doiTkness^ and the darkness 
comprehendeth it not. There 
was a man sent from God^ 
whose name was John. 
The same came for a witness^ 
to bear witness of the Light^ 
that oilmen through him 
might believe. 



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